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Play It Again, Sam, and Make Sure It’s the One and Only ‘Casablanca’

Did you know that there was a sequel to and a remake of director Michael Curtiz’s film about love and sacrifice in wartime Morocco? The IFC Center is hosting a run of the original directly after the Christmas holiday.

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Dooley Wilson and Humphrey Bogart in 'Casablanca.' Via Wikimedia Commons
MARIO NAVES
MARIO NAVES

While scouring my bookshelves and trawling the internet for a fresh angle on “Casablanca” (1942), director Michael Curtiz’s film about love and sacrifice in wartime Morocco, I came across something old and, if not something new, then something that flew under the radar.

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MARIO NAVES
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​Mr. Naves is an artist, teacher, and critic based in New York City. His writing has appeared in City Arts, the New Criterion,the New York Observer, Slate, the Spectator World, the Wall Street Journal, and other publications.

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